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May 31, 2007

Game Notes For Thursday @ Jays

* The White Sox went 5-4 against the Blue Jays last season, with three of those wins coming in Toronto. * Toronto has won five of its last six home games. * The White Sox will be looking to snap their four-game losing streak. * Roy Halladay will be making his first start since undergoing an appendectomy on May 11. Halladay, who was initially expected to miss four to six weeks, is 4-2 with a 4.37 ERA in eight starts this season. * Mark Buehrle will be seeking his 100th career victory. In seven career starts against Toronto, Buehrle is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA. * Chicago is hitting .344 with runners in scoring position over its last 10 games. * The White Sox have a league-worst .236 batting average this season.

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May 28, 2007

Thome Time


The White Sox have been a much stronger team with Jim Thome in the lineup this season and are happy to have him back. Jim sat down with Dan Roan before Monday's game.

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Game Notes For Monday

*The Sox are 11-6 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs while the Twins are 12-13. *The Twins are +34 in runs scored from the 7th inning on, 3rd best in baseball. *The Sox are last in the majors with a .236 batting average. *Paul Konerko is a .128 career hitter against Johan Santana but does have 2 HRs off him. *Justin Morneau has driven in 24 runs this month, Torii Hunter 23.

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May 27, 2007

Big Loss


The White Sox lost not only the series to Tampa Bay yesterday, they also lost supersub Pablo Ozuna with leg injuries on a grim Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field.

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May 25, 2007

Game Notes For Friday vs. Devil Rays

* The Devil Rays have won just one of the last seven games they have played in Chicago against the White Sox. * After scoring seven runs in the first-inning over its first 41 games, Tampa Bay has scored nine runs in the first-inning over its last five games. * Since Jim Thome returned to the lineup, the White Sox are 3-1. In these games Chicago is batting .314 (43/137) and is averaging 7.0 runs per game. * In three road starts, James Shields is 2-0 with a 1.88 (5/24.0) ERA and a .143 (12/84) opponent batting average. * With a win tonight, Mark Buehrle will become just the 12th player ever to win 100 games as a White Sox pitcher. * In three career games against the White Sox, Delmon Young is batting .727 (8/11) with 1 HR and 4 RBI. * Jim Thome is batting .329 (49/149) with 11 HR and 28 RBI in his career against the Devil Rays.

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May 22, 2007

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. A's

*The A's have been successful at U.S. Cellular Field with an MLB-best .525 winning % since the park opened in 1991. *The White Sox are last in the American League averaging only 3.7 runs at home. *Since May 6, Jack Cust leads the majors with 8 homers and 20 RBIs. *Batters are hitting only .186 off John Danks with an 0-1 count but .357 when the count is 1-0.

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May 20, 2007

Salvaging Sunday


The White Sox went yard several times on Sunday en route to a 10-6 win over the Cubs in the series finale.

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Game Notes For Sunday @ Cubs

*At 3-11, the Cubs bullpen has the worst win % in the major leagues. *Cub pitchers have been adept at getting out of trouble. With 2 outs and RISP, hitters are batting only .168, the best in the majors. *With yesterday's win, the Cubs have narrowed the gap in their series vs. the White Sox. The South Siders lead 29-27 since interleague play was introduced in 1997. *Carlos Zambrano won both his starts against the White Sox last year. *Paul Konerko hit 2 homers off Zambrano last year. *With yesterday's outing by Javier Vazquez, Sox starters have lasted into the 6th inning in 24 straight starts. With reliever Nick Masset set to start Sunday, that streak will be sorely tested. *The White Sox are only 1-5 on Sundays this year.

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May 18, 2007

Game Notes For Friday @ Cubs

*Cubs pitchers have been right at home, posting a 3.18 ERA at Wrigley this year, though the team is only 8-11 at home. *The White Sox led the majors in interleague play hitting last year, first in batting average, runs, home runs, and slugging %. *Since 2001, Jim Thome (39) and Paul Konerko (30) have the most home runs in interleague play among major league hitters. *The Cubs have had 7 innings where they scored 5 runs or more this year, while the Sox have yet to have one. *The White Sox are 100-75 all-time in interleague play, while the Cubs are 70-75. *The Sox lead the Cubs 29-25 in the Crosstown Classic since its regular season inception in 1997. *The Sox went 14-4 in IL play last year, the Cubs just 4-11.

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May 17, 2007

Heading North


The White Sox won their fourth consecutive series on Thursday with a win over the Yankees and now look forward to heading to Wrigley Field to face the Cubs.

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May 16, 2007

Game Notes For Game 2 vs. Yankees

*After hitting .400 in his first 18 games, Alex Rodriguez is hitting .232 in his last 19. A-Rod is 5/9 lifetime against Jose Contreras. *While A-Rod has been slumping, Derek Jeter is on fire, hitting .435 since April 24. *Take away the first inning of Opening Day and Jose Contreras has a 2.29 ERA this year. *The Sox are 8-9 and hitting just .211 since Jim Thome was injured.

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Split Decision

Today's day/night doubleheader is a rarity in today's game which usually only happens after a rainout. When I was on the field, I remember it was totally out of your routine to have three hours between games. Usually, guys try to find a spot to take a nap, then start getting ready about 45 minutes before the second game. That is stretching and some tossing and you are ready to go. It's a long day, but it can be a fruitful one if the Sox can grab two.

DJ

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May 15, 2007

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Yankees

* The Yankees have dropped three of their last four games. * Mike Mussina will be looking to win his third consecutive start. Mussina has 15 career losses against the White Sox, the most losses in his career against any opponent. * The White Sox have the worst batting average in the majors this season (.220). * John Danks recorded his first major league win last Wednesday against Minnesota, allowing one run and three hits in 6.2 innings. Danks will be facing the Yankees for the first time in his career. * Alex Rodriguez, who leads the majors with 15 homers and 39 RBI, is just 2-for-17 in his last five games. * The White Sox have won six of their last eight games. * Jermaine Dye is hitting .404 (19-for-47) with two homers and three doubles in his career against Mike Mussina.

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May 13, 2007

Not Hitting Home


The Sox surge was derailed by the Royals on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field by an 11-1 score.

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May 11, 2007

Game Notes For Friday vs. Royals

* The Royals have won two of the last three games they have played against the White Sox in Chicago. * In its loss yesterday to the Athletics, Kansas City gave up 17 runs, the most runs allowed in any MLB game this season. * Over their last three games, the White Sox starting pitchers have a combined 0.79 (2/22.2) ERA and their opponents are batting just .160 (12/75) against them. * Odalis Perez is 0-3 in four career starts versus the White Sox with a 6.65 (17/23.0) ERA * Jon Garland is 0-2 in his three starts at home this season with a 6.05 (13/19.1) ERA. * Mark Grudzielanek is batting .381 (48/126) in his career against the White Sox. His batting average against them is the highest among all active players in MLB (min. 125 AB). * Joe Crede has more RBI against the Royals (60) than he has against any other team he has faced in his career.

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May 9, 2007

Hawk & Bert


Minnesota Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven not only won 287 games in the bigs, but his curveball was one of the best-ever at the major league level. He sat down with Hawk Harrelson to talk about the race in the Central Divison and some other baseball topics.

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May 8, 2007

Game Notes For Tuesday @ Twins

* Eight of the last 10 meetings in Minnesota between these two teams have been decided by at least three runs. * The White Sox, who have won their last two games by scoring a total of 10 runs, have scored just nine runs in their last six losses. * While the Twins #5 and #6 hitters have combined to hit 12 home runs this season, the rest of the team has hit just four home runs. On top of that, the Twins have gone four straight games without hitting a single home run. * Among players that have hit at least five home runs this season, no player has fewer RBI than A.J. Pierzynski (10- tied with Jim Thome). * Joe Mauer was placed on the disabled list (strained left quadriceps) Sunday after missing the final two games of the weekend series against Boston. The 24-year-old catcher is hitting a team-best .353 with 14 RBIs and 10 doubles. * Javier Vazquez limited the Twins to one hit in 6.2 innings on April 7 in a 3-0 win - his first in his last six starts against Minnesota.

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May 1, 2007

Game Notes For Tuesday @ Seattle

* The White Sox have scored 95 runs, tied with Oakland for the second fewest in the American League. Seattle has scored an AL-low 90 runs, but the Mariners have played fewer games than any team in baseball. * White Sox pitchers are limiting their opponents to a .214 batting average on the road this season – third lowest in the majors. * Richie Sexson ended the month of April with the AL’s lowest batting average (.145). * Thirteen of Jermaine Dye’s 14 RBI this season (and 10 of his 11 runs) have come in White Sox victories. * Since his rookie season in 2001, Ichiro Suzuki has 422 multi-hit games. No other American Leaguer has 350 multi-hit games over that period.

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